Grandparents' Day is a relatively new celebration that didn't exist way back in the day when I still had grandparents. In 1978 President Jimmy Carter signed a proclamation making the first Sunday after Labor Day Grandparents' Day. This year it will be September 10th.
In Mexico Grandparents' Day is celebrated on the same date every year... August 28th.
Yesterday, Alejandro and I went out to buy a cake for his father Pedro. We went to the same bakery where we have bought "baklava cake" a number of times for birthdays. This time, however, we got a chocolate amaretto cake. It was very tasty, and I'm not sure now which one I like better.
Pedro with his Grandparents' Day cake
Yesterday also happened to be the first day of school for students in Mexico. Pedro's grandson Ezra started his second year of "secundaria", what we would call 8th grade in the U.S. He was looking forward to his return to school and came home very happy.
A lovely gesture! Babs
ReplyDeleteBoth Alejandro and his dad are diabetic, but for special occasions we splurge with something that is definitely not sugar free.
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